# Creating a new PKI engine via REST API **URL:** \ **Category:** Vault\ **Created:** [May 14, 2021, 1:13am UTC](https://discuss.hashicorp.com/t/creating-a-new-pki-engine-via-rest-api/24354 "2021-05-14T01:13:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![cjrada](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/hashicorp/user_avatar/discuss.hashicorp.com/cjrada/32/9579_2.png) [@cjrada](https://discuss.hashicorp.com/u/cjrada)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2021, 1:13am UTC](https://discuss.hashicorp.com/t/creating-a-new-pki-engine-via-rest-api/24354/1 "2021-05-14T01:13:17Z")
I’m having trouble finding a route for creating a new pki engine via the REST API. All of the routes in the API documentation under PKI assume the existence of an engine. > **[PKI - Secrets Engines - HTTP API | Vault by HashiCorp](https://www.vaultproject.io/api-docs/secret/pki#submit-ca-information)** > > This is the API documentation for the Vault PKI secrets engine. Is there documentation on this route? ---
**Author:** ![jeffsanicola](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/hashicorp/user_avatar/discuss.hashicorp.com/jeffsanicola/32/18651_2.png) [@jeffsanicola](https://discuss.hashicorp.com/u/jeffsanicola)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2021, 12:05pm UTC](https://discuss.hashicorp.com/t/creating-a-new-pki-engine-via-rest-api/24354/2 "2021-05-14T12:05:29Z")
Any secret engine may be enabled through the API via the `sys/mounts` endpoint. Documentation available at [/sys/mounts - HTTP API | Vault by HashiCorp](https://www.vaultproject.io/api-docs/system/mounts#enable-secrets-engine) ---
**Author:** ![cjrada](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/hashicorp/user_avatar/discuss.hashicorp.com/cjrada/32/9579_2.png) [@cjrada](https://discuss.hashicorp.com/u/cjrada)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2021, 5:24pm UTC](https://discuss.hashicorp.com/t/creating-a-new-pki-engine-via-rest-api/24354/3 "2021-05-14T17:24:46Z")
> [@jeffsanicola](#): > > engine may be enabled through the API via the Thank you very much!